Clinical Infectious Diseases • Vol 72 • No 12
Clinical Experience With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2–Related Illness in Children: Hospital Experience in Cape Town, South Africa
November 2020 • Marieke M. van der Zalm, Juanita Lishman, Lilly M. Verhagen, Andrew Redfern, Liezl Smit, Mikhail Barday, Dries Ruttens, A’ishah da Costa, Sandra van …
Abstract Background Children seem relatively protected from serious severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)–related disease, but little is known about children living in settings with high tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burden. This study reflects clinical data on South African children with SARS-CoV-2. Methods We collected clinical data of children aged <13 years with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 presenting to Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, between 17 April and …